Tragic Double Death In Alabama Court Room Notes
Ex Marine Alvin Bailey killed his partner Mrs. Gertrude Elien Bailey after discovering her with another man near Oneonta Alabama. He then killed himself with a .22 rifle after leaving two notes explaining his actions. Coroner ruled murder followed by death by own action.
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Pen City
Ala
Gertie
Alvin Bailey
Gertrude Elien Bailey
Gadsden
Alabama
Bailey
Queenstown Lake
Birmingham
Mississippi
Alvin
Negro Held in Car Theft Case
David Houston alias Gants Horton of Athens was arraigned before U S commissioner Marvin Eubanks on a charge of violating the national Vehicle act. Horton surrendered to Lime county authorities May 1 and was accused of transporting a stolen 1935 Ford sedan from Athens to Pulaski Tennessee. He waived a preliminary hearing. bond set at $300. he preferred to go to a federal judge.
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David Houston
Gants” Horton
Athens
U. S
Marvin Eubanks
Horton
Athto Pulaski
Tenn
FBI
Japan election outcome in wake of protest and arrests
A chaotic scene in Japan saw police suppress a memorial day protest linked to unrest as Shigeru Yoshida's party, backed by occupation authorities, edged toward victory in parliamentary elections. Japanese communists faced a potential rout amid five to ten year sentences for eight demonstrators.
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Japan
Tday
Shigeru Yoshida
Murday
Red
Com
Panese
Woman's vote in Korean election with long journey
A 32 year old farmer's wife in Seoul walked six miles to vote in Korea's second election. She named her son Ee ted, a name meaning second election, reflecting the voting journey in Tuesday's poll.
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Seoul
Ahn
Korea
Ee Ted
Big Baseball Deal Rumored Between Dodgers and Reds
Chicago reports a proposed eight player exchange involving two Reds ace pitchers and Dodgers infield and outfield talent. Reds official Gabe Paul and Dodgers GM Branch Rickey denied any such deal and said no discussions or conception occurred.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
John Carmichael
Daily News
Carmichael
Reds
Ewell Blackwell
Herman Wehmeier
Howard Fox
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Bobby Morgan
Eddie Miksis
Local suits listed in multi-party civil docket
Grand surance Co. L. T. Jones against Troy Baker and others. J. N. Powell versus Al Flanagan. Addis Garner versus Bertha Garher. Homeland Insurance Co. versus B. T. Howell. Ray Brasher versus Consolidated Mills of Nebraska. Lizzie Kent McCrary versus Luther Wallace Taylor et al. Mrs. Bertha Lentz versus Ed Malchow and others. E. M. Sanders versus L. F. Pitts. B. Frank Chenault versus Refis Havens Powers et al. John Evans versus W. L. McClellan.
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Surance Co
L. T. Jones
Troy Baker
J. N. Powell
al Flanagan
Addis Garner
Bertha Garher
Homeland Insurance Co
B. T. Howell
Ray Brasher
Consolidated Mills
Nebraska
Lizzie Kent McCrary
Luther Wallace Taylor
Bertha Lentz
Ed Malchow
E. M. Sanders
L. F. Pitts
B. Frank Chenault
Refis Havens Powers
John Evans
W. L. McClellan
Aluminum Company Is Winner in Court
Federal Judge John C. Knox ruled that Alcoa's organizational structure should not be disturbed for now. The decision leaves room for a new DOJ effort, granting five more years to renew parts of its antitrust suit while noting Alcoa's lead in the aluminum industry has narrowed.
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New York
Aluminum Company of America
Justice Department
John C. Knox
Alcoa
Alocoa
Truman Leader In Mississippi Says He Is Fed Up
Clarence E. Hood Jr. a pro Truman leader in Mississippi says he is fed up with Washington. He hints at possible resignation as pro Truman national committeeman and plans to work to support his wife and five children. Hood says Mississippi election law will not be challenged in U S courts and notes lack of cooperation from the national committee and Truman administration. He confirms reports that J B Snider and Hermes Gautier were expelled but Hood and Mrs John Clark were recognized as Mississippi representatives.
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Meridian
Miss
Clarence E. Hood Jr
Mississippi
Washington
Hood
U. S
National Committee
Truman
J. B. Snider
Natchez
Hermes Gautier
Pascagoula
John Clark
William Boyle Jr
Bridge Tournament Winners Are Listed
An Arkansas-Tennessee quartet won the team-of-four championship in the Cotton Belt bridge tournament in Memphis. Nate Silverstein of Marianna Arkansas led with Mrs. Zodie Glover Pat Connelly and John Wade, all of Memphis. Second place went to Charles H. Goren with Allyn McKeen Lucien Zilberman Mrs. W L Terry and M A Lighman from Memphis. Third place included Elinor Murdock Freddy Berger and Mr and Mrs Joe Skinner from Mississippi and Alabama.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nate Silverstein
Marianna, Ark
Zodie Glover
Pat Connelly
John Wade
Charles H. Goren
Allyn McKeen
Mississippi State
Lucien Zilberman
New ‘Orleans
W.L. Terry
M. A. Lighman
Elinor Murdock
Birmingham
Freddy Berger
Natchez
Miss
Joe Skinner
Jackson
Dog Bites Officer While Feeding Stray in Philadelphia
Patrolman Joseph Dugan, 41, regularly feeds a stray mongrel on his beat. In a hurry today the dog bit him, ripping a bite from his leg. He sought treatment at Frankford Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Dugan
Dugan
Doggie
Frankford Hospital
Freckles and lentigines described with treatment cautions
The article explains freckles ephelides and lentigines with darker spots and earlier onset in children. It notes exposure darkens freckles, beauty spots, and that curing is incomplete. Treatments include ammoniated mercury lactic acid potassium hydroxide salicylic acid and hydroquinone with cautions about irritation. It advises sun protection and opaque ointments containing calamine and colored wax. An advice column suggests medical exam and sunlight, fresh air and a diet to resist colds with cod liver oil and fluids.
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L. V
Features Syndicate, Inc
Carroll Reece Blasts Scott in Open Letter
Carroll Reece accused Rep. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania of leaving the GOP broke and torn asunder. Reece, former GOP national chairman, claimed Scott plotted with TN Republicans to defeat nominated candidates and said Tennessee must run its own affairs without outside interference. Reece was Tennessee’s at large GOP committeeman and a 1946 former congressman candidate.
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Johnson City
Tenn
GOP
Carroll Reece
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Reece
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tennessee
Dewey
John Jennings Jr
Dayton Phillips
Phillips
Boys State Delegates Kick Off Week of Government Training
About 260 Boys State delegates meet at the University of Alabama to learn governance. They will elect a governor and other officers, organize seven local governments, and run the state Capitol for a day in Montgomery. The event features talks by Justice J Ed Livingston and state officials, with two top youths earning Washington trips.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Alabama
Legion Post
University of Alabama
Supreme Court
J. Ed Livingston
Montgomery
Washington
Willis Harris Called Home
Willis Britton Harris 78 died at his home on Saturday morning after a long illness. Services will be held at 1 30 Sunday afternoon at Liberty cemetery Blount county near Oneonta with interment there. He is survived by his wife and two daughters Mrs May Rooker Minson Alabama and Mrs H L Knighten Decatur.
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Willis Britton Harris
Chestnut Street
Harris
Blount County
Décatur
Liberty Cemetery
Oneonta
Brown
May Rooker
Minson
Ala
H. L. .Knighten
Decatur
Negro Displacement On Southern Farms Parley At Tuskegee
Tuskegee Institute will host a conference June 18 20 to discuss displacement of Negroes on Southern farms and readjustment of those remaining. Participants include government officials Carl Taylor Arthur Raper Carl Knapp and Dillard B. of various agencies along with Ralph McGill Frank Welch and others from Alabama and Mississippi institutes.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
F. D. Patterson
Carl C. Taylor
Arthur F. Raper
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Carl. G. Knapp
Farm Credit Administ
Dillard B. Children's Bureau
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Frank J. Welch
Mississippi State Open
Robert T
Alabama Institute
Wreck Reported At A and P Lot In Saturday Chaos
A 1940 Ford pickup driven by Timothy T. Buchanan and a 1949 Dodge truck driven by R L Pirtle collided in the A and P parking lot about 6 30 P M. Officers Carmen Taylor and John Webb noted slight damage. Merth Sheriff's office made arrests and the recorder's court tried 19 people Saturday with multiple gaming, traffic and assault cases.
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Timothy T. Buchanan
Line Street
R. L. Pirtle
Grant Street
Carmen Taylor
John Webb
Merth
Recorder’s Court
Crackers Safe Truck Damaged In Saturday Wreck Near Hartselle
A 1949 Ford sedan driven by Vernon Lee Hopper and a 1949 Dodge tractor-trailer collided 3:45 PM near Hartselle on Highway 31. The trailer load of soda crackers survived, but the truck suffered heavy damage and the driver minor injuries. A Friday night fire on Whitesburg mountain involved a 1948 International KB7, with driver Fred Huey leaping from the truck as it jackknifed. tires burned, seven tires rescued, and the driver sustained a scraped leg and burned hands. Investigation continued after shifts.
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Hartselle
Highway Patrol
Highway
Vernon Lee Hopper
Robert Henry Yates
Huntland
Tenn
Hopper
H. E. Black
J. D. Vinson
O'Neal Coleman
Whitesburg Mountain
Fred Huey
Birmingham
Huey
Ted Beasley
Carl Edgeman
Dedication of Priceville Methodist Church Slated
The Priceville Methodist church will be dedicated today with a morning service led by Dr. A. H. Nabors at eleven. The service includes organist Jimmy Huestess and vocal selections by Dean Jones. A noon lunch follows, then a quarterly conference at one. Evening sermon by Rev. Thelmer Vaughan at seven.
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Priceville Methodist Church
A. H. Nabors
Jimmy Huestess
Birmingham
Dean Jones
Huestess
Thelmer Vaughan
Madison
Vaughan
Priceville
Burl Oliver
Hoover Commission Report is Scored in Alabama Meeting
MOBILE Alabama June 3 Rear Admiral Charles S Stephenson national medical director of the DAV attacked the Hoover Commission at the 29th annual Alabama convention saying its economy plans would split veterans groups and erase privileges. He warned a single service medical department would violate doctors vows to the government. The convention closes tomorrow with officer elections. Ancient Egyptians built temples in honor of cats.
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Mobile
Ala
Hoover Commission
DAV
Alabama
Charles S. Stephenson
Stephenson
Citizens Committee
State Car Use Hit by Report
A legislative reference study in Montgomery shows Alabama could cut its fleet from 751 cars by 26 percent yet maintain state services. The report lists vehicle counts by department, notes a 24.9 percent vehicle rise since 1947, and cites 88 percent of cars in the low price class.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Legislative Reference Service
Charles M. Cooper
Legislative ‘Reference Service
Mass bus crash injures 37 near Mason Ohio
A Greyhound bus and an automobile collided on U S Route 42 near Mason Ohio injuring 37 people, two seriously. Driver Paul Briel 60 from Cincinnati and passenger Mrs Joselyn Farmer were taken to hospital. Bus driver William Davis 30 Ludlow Falls and 34 others treated for cuts and bruises after the bus rolled twice. Emergency crews from five towns aided the scene.
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Lebanon
Greyhound
Mason
Paul Briel
Cincinnati
Josselyn Farmer
General
Jewish Hospital
William Davis
Ludlow Falls
Four Hurt In Athens Hit And Run Crash
Four persons sustained minor injuries when two vehicles collided on Highway 72 near the Doctor Pepper plant in Athens Friday night. Jimmie Rodgers and his wife suffered minor injuries. Richard Wiley and L C Horton surrendered at the police station on hit and run charges. The 1947 Ford and the 1937 Chevrolet were heavily damaged.
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Athens
Highway 72
Doctor Pepper
Jimmie Rodgers
Richard Wiley
Rodgers
Limestone County Hospital
Wiley
L. C. Horton
Population count revised after checks near census data
Two spot checks were conducted by The Daily carrier-boys and Mutual Savings Life Insurance route men. Additional people were found and added to the census tally. Net population neared 20,000. plans discussed to ensure full entitlement. Morgan county grew from 48,148 to 52,861 over ten years.
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Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Morgan County
Rev Amburn to Lead Youth Revival at First Baptist
The First Baptist church plans a youth revival starting June 1 with Rev Duane Amburn of Louisville Seminary preaching and Mrs Amburn assisting. Robert Baugher of Howard College will lead music as youth committees organize forums and conferences each evening at 7 00 p m The regular services begin June 1 at 11 00 am and run nightly at 7 30 pm for the week The public is invited.
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First Baptist Church
Duane Amburn
Louisville Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
Amburn
Robert Baugher
Howard College
Market Prices from Decatur Farm Markets Report
Decatur markets show cotton middling 32.0 and strict low 28.00 with cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. Broilers 0.25 delivered, hens heavy 0.18, hatching eggs 0.80 per dot. Yellow corn ear 1.42 shelled 1.48, Milo 2.20 per cwt bulk. Moisture bases noted 154% for corn and 13% for Milo.
Wall Street Week Shows Mild Digestion AsMarket Holds Near Four Year High
Wall Street steadied near a four year high amid lower volume and a tilt to special situations. Radio Corporation rose $1 to $20.50. Admiral, Emerson Radio, Magnavox, Motorola, and Zenith each posted gains. U S Steel and Colorado Fuel & Iron rose as market optimism continued despite a mild setback.
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New York
Wall Street
Usu
Radio Corporation
Admiral Corporation
Emerson Radio
Magnavox
Motorola
Zenith
Congress
White House
Truman
U. S. Steel
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Republic Steel
International Nickel
Chicago Market Wrap: Wheat Mixed as Oats Lift Prices
Chicago trading closes with wheat mixed after early weakness. Corn steady aided by stronger oats. Oats firm due to lower than expected acreage. Hogs and cattle seen largely steady for the session.
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Chicago
Grains Firm After Early Weakness in Chicago Trade
Chicago grain markets closed with small advances after early weakness. Wheat lagged others, finishing mixed to slightly lower, while corn oats soybeans and lard posted modest gains and July prices for each commodity were listed.
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Chicago
Three Arrested On Liquor Charges Near Hillsboro
Three men were arrested shortly before noon Friday about two and a half miles north of Hillsboro on liquor charges. Byars said bond of 750 dollars was set for each.
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Hillsboro
Byars
Death Notices Edward Everett Sherrill 51 Moulton Mail Carrier
Edward Everett Sherrill 51 Moulton mail carrier died at home Saturday after two years illness. Funeral Monday at 3 p.m. at Moulton Methodist Church with Rev. G M By num Rev. Will Wear and Rev. R E Owens officiating. Interment in Moulton cemetery with Highsmith directing. Survived by wife Mary Frances Irwin Sherrill two sisters and two step-sisters plus many relatives. Pallbearers named L S Howell Hollis McCarty J C Weatherwax Sr James E Stewart A L Gordon Kyle McWhorter.
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Edward Everett Sherrill
Moulton
Moulton Methodist Church
G. M. Bynum
Will Wear
R. E. Owens
Highsmith
Lawrence County
Sherrill
Mary Frances Irwin Sherrill
Roy Graham
Courtland
Lucille Smith
Nashville
Addie Masterson
Garth Clarke
L. S. Howell
Hollis McCarty
J. C. Weatherwax Sr
James E. Stewart
Kyle McWhorter
Galveston Flood Deluge Pushes City to Standby
Storm batters Galveston and coastal Texas with torrential rain and 61 mph winds. Water floods streets and stores. airport waters rise to eighteen inches as residents await drainage. Tom Mulvany of The Galvestone News reports marooned homeowners amid near century-high rainfall.
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Tom Mulvany
The
Galvestone News
Mulvany
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Texas
Port Arthur
Galveston
Louisiana
Beaumont
Mississippi
Lake Charles
Charity Gifts Aid Courtland Family’s Financial Burden
Proctor Southern Railway employees contributed 26 dollars and the Decatur Lodge of the Elks gave 31 dollars to help the Courtland family. The Daily collected funds and received many sympathy notes as it closed the fund, with more gifts possible for James Proctor to use as needed.
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Southern Railway
Decatur Lodge of the Elks
Proctors
Tennessee
James Proctor
the Daily
Courtland
Democratic Committee Polls Nominations for Alabama Aug election
The Alabama Democratic Executive Committee polls five counties for legislative nominees to fill Aug 8 special elections. A 72 member body mails ballots ranking county nominations with results to be counted Tuesday and certified to the Secretary of State by Wednesday. Nominees include C L Weather Jackson. Horace T Armstrong Dallas. Frank Hardy Bullock. J A Cook Bullock. Thomas A Johnson Mobile. and Sydney Pfleger for a Mobile seat with no vacancy election yet called.
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Mobile
Ala
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
Gessner T. Corvey
Ead
Secretary of State
Jackson
Marshall
C. L. Weathers
Jackson County
Horace T. Armstrong
Dallas County
Frank Hardy
Bullock County
J. A. Cook
Mobile County
Senate
Thomas A. Johnsn
Sydney S. Pfleger
Experimenters Describe Interference Creating Rainbows in TV Pics
Reported color television experiments show certain interference types can produce rainbow patterns in the picture. Researchers note the effect varies with signal strength and color channel interaction.
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Pic
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